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This clarification removes uncertainty and helps shelters operate in accordance with the Governor\u2019s mandate, which will save animal lives while prioritizing the health and safety of shelter employees and the public.<\/p>\n<p>The Governor\u2019s announcement today is great news for shelters, families, and the animals we have dedicated our lives to saving. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/about\/advocacy\/\">Shelter PALS<\/a> is proud to have timely assisted with the development of this language and joined other animal welfare leaders to elevate the need to state officials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Gavin Newsom updated his\u00a0shelter-in-place order to clarify that workers in animal care facilities\u2014including animal shelters\u2014are \u201cessential.\u201d Until now, the public has been confused about how to engage with vital [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"categories":[12,9,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-advocacy","category-blog","category-shelter-pals"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - 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